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Originally Posted by dradernh
No surprise there; unless you're a film buff, that's going back a ways. What Doris Day had to offer might not sell too well today - she was, however, the real deal.
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For some, the problem is that history began when they were born.
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Originally Posted by morphomeman
The problem is that the definition of the word 'celebrity' has changed. Any two-bit TV actor is now called a celebrity. You no longer have to be Doris Day to qualify. She was the top-paid American movie star for a decade. That qualifies as celebrity.
Years ago, I had a visitor who told me I was famous in Korea. I repeated this to my family at the dinner table. My wife's response: this is New York.
So much for being a celebrity.
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And, why does happening to have a job in TV qualify one as having a more valuable opinion about automobiles?